| As the movement to Save Old Stiltsville
continues, look for more events posted here to keep you informed. We welcome your support
in this effort to preserve Miami's Stiltsville. Your comments and suggestions are
appreciated. Please email at info@stiltsville.org
Air and
Sea Tours that go by Stiltsville
Charter Yacht RA
Day Trip leaving from
Dinner Key Marina, Coconut Grove
Yacht Odyssey
Day Trip from Ft.
Lauderdale to Miami and Key Biscayne
Charters
Ft. Lauderdale to Miami
Hang Gliding
Leaves from Monty's Marina, Coconut Grove
Air Tour
Leaves McCarthur Causeway
Upcoming Events
Event News
Stiltsville
Optimist Club's Scout's Day 2000 Schedule, Saturdays Feb 12, May 13, Jul
29 & Oct 14, 2000
The Stiltsville Optimist Club of Miami sponsored and hosted
various Boy and Girl Scouts Troops and Boys and Girls Club of Miami.
They got to spend a day at Stiltsville earning
their fishing and swimming badges or just exploring the waters of
Biscayne Bay. Then they were treated to a Stiltsville Burgers and
Hot Dogs.
Ft.
Lauderdale Air & Sea Show, May 6-7, 2000
The
Miami Springs Power Boat Club was out in full force gathering signatures
and selling T-shirts during the weekend at the Ft.
Lauderdale Beach Air & Sea Show.
Stiltsville on
National TV on
December 24, 1999 at 8:00pm and 11:00pm (EST) and on December 25 at 10:00am and 3:00pm
(EST) Miami
and Stiltsville will be featured in Christmas Across America 1999 on
Home and Gardens Cable Channel (HGTV) hosted by Willard
Scott. The 3 hour cross-country tour showcases regional diversity in holiday
celebration in 32 cities set to holiday music. Miami and Stiltsville will lead the 3rd
hour of the show.
Stiltsville Lights Up Biscayne Bay
for Christmas, Sunday, December
19, 1999, at 5:30pm (EST) As a gesture of gratitude for all the support in
saving Stiltsville, all seven houses will be lit with Christmas lights, of course,
Stiltsville style.
Stiltsville /
Key Biscayne Twilight
Boat Tour, June 27, 1999
Historical
Museum of Southern Florida, Historical Tours
U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
hosted a Press Conference a on Monday, June 21, at Stiltsville to announced the 5
month stay granted by the National Park Service.
Stiltsville
Optimist Club's "Hopefully Not The Last" Scout Day, Saturday, June 19,
1999
The Stiltsville Optimist Club of Miami sponsored and host over a hundred
and fifty Boy and Girl Scouts and members of various Boys and Girls Club of Miami. Though
it rained part of the day, it did not stop the scouts from having a great time and earning
their fishing and swimming badges. Stiltsville, scouting and kids go back over thirty
years. We hope this annual event continues...We are "optimist."
Ft.
Lauderdale Air & Sea Show, May 1-2, 1999
Over 100
Stiltsville supporters gathered more than 9,000 signatures during the weekend at the Ft.
Lauderdale Air & Sea Show. Airplanes flew over the beach with banners saying
"Save Old Stiltsville."
Save Old Stiltsville Boat Rally & Press Conference, Saturday,
April 17, 1999
U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and noted Florida
historian Arva Moore Parks, Paul George and Becky
Matkov hosted a press conference at Stiltsville to launch their fight to save the
Stiltsville district from its pending destruction. These leaders asked for the extension
of the existing leases by the National Park Service and reconsideration of the Stiltsville
district for placement on the National Register of Historic Places. This press conference
was covered by local and national media. CNN
covered the story and aired a segment on April 19.
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